Officers on Tuesday launched the names of the 17 individuals who died in Sunday’s tragic high-rise fireplace within the Bronx.
The victims embody eight youngsters ranging in age from 2 to 12 years previous. The oldest fatality was a 50-year-old mom.
All the victims died of smoke inhalation, in keeping with the medical expert’s workplace, which has begun releasing a number of the useless to funeral properties.
Listed here are the individuals who died within the blaze and what we learn about them:
The Dukurehhousehold:
5 members of 1 household perished within the fireplace: Haji Dukuray, 49, his spouse, Haja Dukureh, 37, and their youngsters, Mustapha Dukureh, 12, Mariam Dukureh, 12, and Fatoumata Dukureh, 5.
Haja Dukureh’s uncle, who shares the title Haji Dukuray with the patriarch, stated his household is initially from The Gambia and family are mulling whether or not to bury the household in New York or within the African nation.
The Drammeh household:
4 members of the Drammeh household had been additionally killed within the blaze: Fatoumata, 50, Foutmala, 21, Muhammed, 12, and Nyumaaisha, 19.
Patriarch Ishak Drammeh, 50, was working in Ohio on the day of the fireplace and is now mourning the lack of his spouse of 28 years and kids.
Muhammed died simply in the future after his twelfth birthday. Foutmala was a College of Buffalo pupil and Nyumaaisha was a hospital employee, their grieving dad stated.
Fatoumata Tunkara and son Omar Jambang:
Tunkara, a 43-year-old mom, and certainly one of her 5 youngsters, 6-year-old Omar Jambang, had been recognized among the many victims.
Tunkara is survived by her 4 different youngsters, ranging in age from 9 to 19 years previous, in keeping with a GoFundMe web page elevating cash for the household.
The household is planning to ship Tunkara and her little one’s stays again residence to her native Gambia and set up a basis to assist her surviving youngsters.
Sera Janneh
Janneh was a 27-year-old pupil at Lehman School.
Her father, Tijan Janneh, stated his household fled the constructing however had been separated as they confronted darkish smoke and weren’t capable of see.
“Afterward they only broke the information to us,” he stated. “My daughter is gone.”
Haouwa Mahamadou
At simply 5 years previous, Mahamadou is among the many youngest victims of the blaze.
Seydou Toure
Police recognized Toure, 12, an eighth-grader, as a kind of who perished within the inferno.
Hagi Jawara and Isatou Jabbie
Jawara, 47, and his spouse, 31-year-old Isatou Jabbie, go away behind 4 youngsters.
Jawara’s brother, Yusupha Jawara, stated family are ready for the “applicable” time to inform the youngsters that their dad and mom died.
“[Jabbie] cherished her youngsters to dying,” Jawara stated. “The youngsters had been her life.
“Proper now, we are attempting to get the our bodies and organize the funerals and tips on how to break the information to [the children],” Jawara stated. “Then, as a household, we are going to sit down collectively and determine what's going to occur subsequent.”
Ousmane Konteh
At simply 2 years previous, little Ousmane is the youngest sufferer of the blaze.
Further reporting by Kenneth Garger
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